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Marr; mountain (2,447 feet high), near the south end of Cleveland peninsula, 



Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1886, after Robert 

 j Athelston Marr, then subassistant. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 



I Marr; mountain, on north bank of the Porcupine river, near the Lower Ramparts. 



So named by the Coast Survey as early as 1895. 

 Marryat; cove, immediately north of Point Hope, Arctic coast. So named by 



Beechey, in 1827, after Captain Marryat, R. N., who discovered the cove. 



Called Marriet by Tikhmenief. 

 Marsden; point, on the northwestern shore of Admiralty island, Chatham strait, 



Alexander archijjelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794. 

 M(ir!<h, bay; see Hot Springs. 

 j Marsli; island, southeast of the Kashevarof group of islands, in Clarence strait, 

 ' Alexander archipelago. Named by Snow, in 1886, after Ensign Charles 



Carlton Marsh, U. S. N., a member of his party. 

 Marsh; lake, northeast of Chilkoot pass, on headwaters of Lewes river. Named, in 



1883, by Schwatka, after Prof. Othniel Charles Marsh, of Yale College. 



This name has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names. 

 I Marsli; peak, on the mainland, near head of Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. 



Named by Thomas, in 1887, presumably after Prof. O. C. Marsh, of Yale 



College. 

 Marsh; point, the eastern point of entrance to Cordova bay, Dixon entrance, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. Named by Clover, in 1885, after Ensign Charles C. 



Marsh, U. S. N., a member of his party. 

 Marsli; point, the western point of entrance to Wainwright inlet, Arctic coast. So 



named by Beechey, in 1826, after his purser, George Marsh. 

 Marshall; creek, tributary to Matanuska river, from the north, just below the 



Chickaloon. So named by Mendenhall, in 1898, after a prospector, W. H. 



Marshall. 

 Marshall; islet, near the entrance to Silver bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. 



So named by United States naval officers in 1880. 

 Marshall; mountain (5,200 feet high), on the eastern shore of Klutina lake. So 



named by Abercrombie in 1898. 

 Marshall; mountain (4,500 feet high), on the eastern shore of Portland canal. 



Named Marshal by Pender in 1868. 

 Marshall; peak (3,017 feet high), on the mainland, near Port Snettisham, south- 

 eastern Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1888, after the great Chief Justice, 



John Marshall. 

 Marten; arm, of Boca de Quadra, southeastern Alaska. So named by the Coast 



Survey in 1891. 

 Martin; harbor, a small arm of Korovinski bay, Atka island, middle Aleutians. 



Named Pestchanaia (sandy) by Ingenstrem, about 1830, and called Sand, 



Peschani, etc. Locally known as Martin's harbor, after Capt. ]\Iartin 



Klinkofstrom, of the Russian-American Company's service, who hrst 



entered and afterwards used it. 

 Martin, island; see Gravel. 

 Martin; low sand island, in front of Elson bay, Arctic coast, just east of Point Barrow. 



So named by the British Admiralty in 1853. It may be identical witli 



Doctor island of later charts. 

 Martin; point, at the eastern edge of the Copper river delta. So named by Van- 

 couver, in 1794, after Sir Henry Martin. Cottonwood point of late charts 



seems to be identical with this point. 

 Martin; point, on the Arctic coast, a little east of Camden bay. Named Point Sir 



Henry Martin by Eranklin in 1826. 



